Baby carriage structure



Oct. 25, 1932. PERLMUTTER 1,884,190

BABY CARRIAGE STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 28, 1952 1/ WI, 1 M 1- Patented Oct. 25; 1932 HARRY PERLMUTTER, orv BROOKLYN, NEWYQRK BABY CARRIAGE STRUCTURE Applicationfiled January 28, 1932. Serial No. 589,506

The invention relates to baby carriage top mountings and body construction, particularly with reference to the formation of the meeting edge portions of the body and top where the top is removable or tiltable. It is an important aim of the invention to so construct these meeting partsthat liability of injurious air drafts strikingcthe head, neck or back of a child sitting or recumbent in the carriage will be obviated. It is another aim of the invention to enable'the embodiment of a structure attaining this end in a practical form which will be unobjectionable f-romthe standpoint of good appearance 5 and ornamental-design in such construction.

It is also an object to enable the construction of this invention in such a way that water shed from the top will be carried off without fallingupon the feet of the person 29 pushing the carriage. Another aim is to con struct the article so that it maybe readily cleared of snow and trash.

Additional objects, advantages, and features of invention reside in the construction,

arrangement, and combination of parts involved in the embodiment of the invention, as may be understood from the following description and accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a body and top of a carriage constructed in accordance with my invention shown partly in section, the running gear. being broken away,

Figure 2 is'a top view of the body alone,

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section of one manner of forming the edge piece of the body,

Figure 1 is a similar View of another form thereof,

Figure 5 is a similar view of still further modification.

There is illustrated a body 10, shown conventionally and which may be constructed in any approved ornamental design and of i any desired materials. In the present instance the upper edge portion is substantially rectangular with rounded corners. The body proper is formed with a horizontal upper edge portion 11 extending throughout its 1 length and breadth, although this may also conform to many practices in ornamental bodies. It is preferable, however, that there be a continuous slope from a high point, or high points to a low point, or low points where drainage may occur as will be explained.

Secured to the outer side of the body there is a guard and channel forming member 12 extended along both sides of the body 10 and across one end as a continuous member integrally formed as desired. 1 It includes, as shown in Figure 1, a downwardly extending flange 13, outturned rest part 14 at right angles to the flange 13 and an upturned flange 15 extending integrally from the .outer part of the rest 14, its upper edge being alined with the upper edge 11 of the body 10. This flange being spaced from the body, forms a channel l6which is substantially U'-shaped in plan, extending'continuously along both sides of the bodyand across one end of the body. A top 17 is shown which may be constructed as a collapsible hood or as a fixedly formed top of suitable contour.- Its bottom edge 19 is shaped in plane to conform to the channel 16, so as to lie therein resting continuously upon the rest 14. The hood has a front edge 18 lying in a vertical planeat right angles to the bottom edge 19. The top A is pivoted at 20 adjacent the junction of these s two edges, the junction being rounded .so that the top may move pivotally forward until the side portions of the front edge liein the forward parts of the channel 16. These forward parts of the channel 16 open clear at the front end of the body as may be seen in Figure 2.

If desired, the channel 16 may be formed by the use of a lumber piece 21, more simply formed than the member 12, L-shaped in cross section the end of the bottom arm being simply secured against the side of the bodylO. i

In Figure 3 a completely formed sheet metal channel member 22 is shown, the outer part of which is substantially U-shaped in cross section, the outer wall having asimple bead or rolled rim 23 while the inner wall is formed with an inward extension 24 extending over the edge 11 of the body and having a downturned outer part engaging a distance over the upper edge portion of the body proper whereby the channel piece is supported without requiring fastenings at the outer side of the body, and also in a manner to enable the use of ply-wood or extremely thin press-wood which, when set in the channel 25 formed at the under side of the extension 24, will be stiffened and reinforced. In Figure 4: a further form of sheet metal construction for the channel piece is shown in which the fasteners by which it is secured to the body ma 1 be concealed in an ornamental manner. In this instance the piece includes parts corresponding to those 13, 14

and .15, designated 13, I l and 15 respectively. Fasteners such as nails or screws 26 are shown engaged through the flange portion 13, and serving to hold it upon the body 10. The extreme edge portion of the flange 13 is recurved upwardly and outward, then more gradually inwardly as at 27, to apoint immediately adjacent the fasteners 26, while the upper edge of the flange 15' is recurved as at 28 on a short radius and thence curved on a much longer radius as at 29 so as 'to extend downwardly and inwardly beneath the rest 14: and to meet the upper edge of the portion 2". Resilient sheet metal being used in this member, it will be seen that a nail may readily be driven between the meeting edges of the parts 2'? and 29 with out deformation thereof.

Upholstery 30 of any usual kind may be attached to the body 10 at or over the edge 11.

In use it will be seen that direct drafts across the top of the body and against the person of an infant will be prevented, notwithstanding that the hood 1? is tiltable as is general in-baby carriages. When the hood is swung completely to the foot of the body at '81, as dotted in Figure 1, it rests in the sine portions of the groove16, and as the device is here constructed the end portion of the hood projects outwardly from the channels'as it extends across the end of the body 10. The channel construction above described may, however, be continued across both ends of the body if desired, and in the latter event a drain opening might be formed beneath the pivot 20. In case the channel 16 becomes filled with snow or in case trash or other material lies in the channel 16 it may be readily brushed to the front end of the channel where it will fall therefrom.

I claim 1. In a baby carriage, a body having con tinuous sides and rear end edges and-a channelled upper edge extending continuously along the sides and end, a top pivoted in the channel at the sides of the body, and having a bottom edge conforming to the channel so as to lie in the bottom thereof throughout, and being tiltable therefrom.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which said 1,ee4,19o

channel comprises a continuous sheet metal member having parts attached to the carriage body upper edge portion to form a channel thereon.

3. The structure of claim 1 in which said channel comprises a continuous resilient metal member having a lower flange attached to the upper edge portion of the carriage body below the top edge thereof, an outward extension formed integrally from the upper part of said flange, and an outer wall part extending integrally from said extension spaced outwardly of the flange, an outwardly recurved part formed on the lower edge of said flange having a gradually incurved upper portion the extreme edge of which engages the fiange, and an outwardly recurved part formed on the upper edge of said outer wall part, having a gradually incurved lower aart. the extreme ed e of which en a es said I i O b b flange in immediate juxtaposition to the extreme edge of the recurved part of said flange.

4. The structure of claim 1 in which said channel comprises a continuous sheet metal member having an outer U-shaped part the inner arm of which is extended inwardly and then downwardly to form an inverted channel to receive the upper edge portion of a body proper.

In testimony whereof, I afilx my signature.

HARRY PERLMUTTER. 

